Policies, Effects And Effects Of Hydropower Development In Laos

Hydropower is a strategic industry to promote economic and social development in Laos. In order to enable Lao hydropower can be developed successfully, the Laos government developed to promote hydropower development and the sustainable development of hydropower policy, to accelerate the development of hydropower stations, improve the coverage and improve power system, enhance the export of electricity power.Hydropower development has made great contributions to the economic and social development of Laos. The development of power system improve the Laos electricity shortage, improve the level of national life, narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor in urban and rural areas, promote the rural electrification and the level of industrialization, but also expanded the electricity exports to neighboring countries.Hydropower development depends mainly on foreign capital and international financial institutions for the economic backwardness of Laos. Lao hydropower development also has a lack of funds, backward technology, outdated infrastructure, lack of power and hydropower development experience and other issues. At the same time, the environmental problems caused by hydropower development are condemned by the surrounding countries, international organizations and international public opinion. It is believed that the Lao hydropower development will affect the safety of the Mekong River Basin, as well as the destruction of the ecological environment of domestic rivers. Some countries, organizations and individuals expressed to Laos hydropower station bring worry about negative effects to the environment and society, and asked the Lao stop developing hydroelectric projects, strengthening of environmental and social impact assessment and compensation, and opened up a new road of sustainable development. This to the hydropower development in the Lao brought increase the cost, construction time delay and prolonged effect, to some extent hindered the development of the hydropower development in Laos.This paper mainly analyzes the development policy of hydropower in Laos, studies the effect and influence of the development of hydropower in Laos, and analyzes its main influencing factors, and makes a detailed study on the development of hydropower in Laos.